Baking Chefs

Ingredients & Directions 2/3 c Shortening 1/2 c Brown sugar, firmly packed 3/4 c White sugar 2 Eggs 1/2 c Stewed California dried figs — drained and cut up 3 c Sifted all-purpose flour 1 ts Baking powder 1/2 ts Baking soda 1 1/2 ts Allspice 1 ts Cinnamon 1/2 c Walnut meats, broken 1/2 […]

Ingredients & Directions COOKIES: 1/4 t Salt 1/2 c Firmly packed brown sugar 1 1/2 c Up to … 1/2 c Butter, softened 2 c Pecan halves, split length- 1/4 t Vanilla Wise 1/8 t Maple flavor (opt) FROSTING: 1 Egg 1/3 c Semi-sweet chocolate chips 1 Egg, separated 3 T Milk 1 1/2 c […]

Ingredients & Directions Chocolate ingredients: 1/2 c Honey 2/3 c Butter or margarine (1 1/3 -stick) 1 Egg 1 ts Vanilla or peppermint -extract 2 c Whole wheat flour 1/3 c Cocoa powder Grapenuts cereal Gingerbread ingredients: 1/4 c Honey 1/4 c Molasses 2/3 c Butter or margarine (1 1/3 -stick) 2 1/3 c Whole […]

Ingredients & Directions 2 c Flour 1 c Dates, quartered 1 t Salt 1 c Seedless Raisins 1 t Baking Soda 1/2 c Margarine 1/4 t Cloves 1 c Sugar 1/4 t Nutmeg 1 Egg Substitute 1 t Cinnamon 1 c Apple Butter [PAUSE] Combine dry ingredients. In another bowl, cream butter & sugar; stir […]

Ingredients & Directions 1/2 c Brown sugar; firmly 3/4 ts Cinnamon Packed 1/4 ts Allspice 3/4 ts Baking soda 1 c Molasses 1/2 ts Salt 1/2 c Shortening 3/4 ts Ginger 4 c All-purpose flour; 3/4 ts Cloves Sifted 1/4 ts Nutmeg Recipe by: The American Heritage Cookbook – ISBN 0-8281-04-03-4 Sift together the brown […]

Ingredients & Directions 8 oz Cream cheese 1/2 lb Butter 2 c Flour 1/2 ts Baking powder Cream together butter and cream cheese. Sift in flour and baking powder. Chill several hours. Roll out and cut into 3-inch squares. Drop a spoonful of stewed pureed apricot in the center of the dough. Fold one corner […]

Ingredients & Directions 2 c All-purpose flour 1 c Brown sugar 1 ts Baking soda 1/2 c Butter 1 ts Salt 1/2 c Shortening 2 c Rolled oats 1/2 c Sour milk Directions Stir first 5 ingredients together.Melt fats and mix with dry ingredients.Stir in milk, mixing well. Chill dough 1/2 hour. Roll out to […]

Ingredients & Directions 2 Extra-ripe, medium DOLE -Bananas, peeled 2 c Granola 1 1/2 c All-purpose flour 1 c Brown sugar, packed 1 ts Baking powder 1 ts Ground cinnamon 1/2 ts Ground nutmeg 1/4 ts Salt 1 Egg 1/2 c Margarine, melted 1/4 c Vegetable oil 1 c DOLE Raisins 1/3 c Chopped DOLE […]

Ingredients & Directions 1/2 c Shortening 2 ea Eggs 1/2 c Butter 1 t Vanilla 3/4 c Packed brown sugar 1 1/3 c All-purpose flour 2 t Apple pie spice or pumpkin 2 1/2 c Regular rolled oats -spice 1 1/2 c Snipped dried cherries or 1/2 t Baking powder -raisins 1/4 t Baking soda […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 1/2 c Butter; softened 1 c Sugar 1 Egg 1 Egg yolk 1 ts Lemon rind; grated 1/2 ts Vanilla 3 1/3 c Hazelnuts; very finely -ground 3 1/3 c Flour, cake; unsifted -(see note) 1 ts Baking powder 1 1/4 ts Cinnamon, ground 12 oz Raspberry jam Confectioners’ sugar; -for […]